Observed by Northern Cheyenne and Scott City SCOTT CITY, KANSAS – One hundred and forty-five years ago, on September 27, 1878, a group of Northern Cheyenne were fleeing from the U.S. Military, intent upon returning from Oklahoma to Montana. It was a heroic journey under the leadership of Chiefs Little
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Doris Jean (Brewer) Giago, 78 January 23, 1945 ~September 20, 2023 BROOKINGS – Doris Jean (Brewer) Giago “Chewicakiya Pi Win”, made her journey to the Spirit World on September 20, 2023 at the Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. Doris was born on January 23, 1945 in Pine Ridge,
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This baby bonnet was taken following the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre and given to a Scottish museum. Alan Broadfoot/Glasgow Museums and Libraries Collections A war necklace made of deer hooves is one of the artifacts a Native American group hopes to see returned. Alan Broadfoot/Glasgow Museums and Libraries Collections More
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CEO of Crazy Horse Monument Whitney Rencountre, BHPA Vice-President Dew Bad Warrior-Ganji, BHPA President Stephan Yellowhawk, Frank Night Pipe, RC Mayor Jason Salamun and BHPA Board Member Sandor Iron Rope at Prairie Edge. (Photo by Christopher Pina) RAPID CITY –It was 1986, along the banks of Mni Luzahan,
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Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Chairman J. Garret Renville, center, stands with tribal archivist Tamara St. John, left, and Historic Preservation Officer Dianne Desrosiers after Renville signed an agreement Sept. 13, 2023, with the U.S. Army that for the first time allows ceremony in the Army’s repatriation process for ancestral remains from
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Indigenous Fashion designer Jillian Waterman, (front center) with her models in Brooklyn, NY. (Photo by Sabrina Stewart) NEW YORK CITY – Friday September 9, Jillian Waterman showcased her new clothing line Beetlejuice, in the streets of New York City. Early in the morning a few of her models gathered in
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Robert Bordeaux, a storyteller with Siċaŋġu Co, is interviewed for the documentary, “Tatanka: A Way of Life.” The buffalo is an integral part of the history and culture of tribes in South Dakota and across America. South Dakota Public Broadcasting has partnered with the Red Cloud Indian School
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L-R: Dallas Goldtooth, Fawn Sharp, and Nick Tilsen hold space in front of the White House as U.S. Secret Service and Park Police push the crowd back. Photo by Sunny Red Bear for NDN Collective. On Peltier’s 79th birthday, organizer and actor Dallas Goldtooth, National Congress of American Indians
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(Image Courtesy of Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation) Students pose for a picture during the 2023 Indian University of North America® at Crazy Horse Memorial® 7th GEN.® Cohort Completion Ceremony. SPEARFISH – The second cohort of students to attend the Indian University of North America® (IUNA) at Crazy Horse Memorial® during its partnership
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Youth gather for a lesson in hoop dancing at the Global Indigenous Youth Summit (GIYS) at YMCA Camp Marrowbone in Marksville, SD. (Photo courtesy YMCA of the Seven Council Fires (YSCF)) EAGLE BUTTE –Citizens of Australia, Mexico, Brazil, Great Britain, El Salvador, and the United States attended the Global Indigenous
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